Ash pan



A. J. KUWALSKY.

AASH PAN.

APPLICATION vmw JuNE 7,192l.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

vAUGUST Josnrir KoWALsKY, OERACINE coUN'rY, WiscoNsiN. if'

y' Asn PAN.

the primary purpose thereof is to provide an improved form of ash receiver of the pan type adapted for insertion in the ash pit of a furnace or thel like to receive the ashes falling from the grate;y

Another object of the invention resides in providing the yreceiver with side wings pivoted thereto and novel means for operating said wings. Y f

HA still further obj ect of the invention is to construct the receiver almost exclusively of sheet metal to the end that the same may be readily and cheaply produced yand consequently sold at a reasonableprice;

ln the drawings wherein 1 have illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention Fig. 1 represents a top plan vievv of the receiver;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof showing the side wings in open position;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the receiver showing the si-de wings in open position and the operating means therefor in elevation;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional View showing the manner of connecting the handle to the receiver and to the said side wings; and

Fig. 5, is a plan view of the blank from which the receiver body is constructed.

For the purpose of economy and to facilitate quantity production, it is my intention to construct the ash receiver of my invention as nearly entirely of sheet metal as is practical, and to this end the body of the receiver is preferably constructed from a sheet metal blank of the general shape shown in F ig. 5. In forming the said body the blank is first bent into box-like form to provide the bottom member 5, and the side and end members 6 and 7, respectively. The eXtreme endsv of the side members 6 are somewhat reduced as is indicated at 8 and are bent inwardly at right angles to said sides so as to lie against the outer surfaces of the end members 7, as particularly shown in Fig. 2. A continuous reinforcing or binding wire 9 is preferably extended around the outer side of the members 6 and 7 adjacent the upper p specification pf Lettersrtent. pag-tent@ APT. .Application filed rune 7, i921. serial No. 475,684.1

edges of the latten-and is 'held .in'place rolling backwardly thereover the said upper,

edges of the Vinembersas indicatedl at-'10j.;. Sheet metal closures indicatedat '11i are also provided and each closurehasthe ends thereof turned .at right anglel to provide the flanges 12.-' The outer edge of each closure is turned back upon itself as indicated at13 to provide reinforcement at this pointwhile `theunner edgev of each closure is rolledv .asV indicated kat 14 andA is slotted in the rolled portionv to accommodate thewsheet. metal hinge-straps 15 riveted to each side member 6. :The said hinge straps 15v and the .rolled .edges ofV theclosur'es -11 are connected byy suitable hinge-pins`o`r rodsw16 passing therev K through. u Y To one flange 12 ofl each closure 11A there ispivotedan end of a link 1'?xv the opposite end of saidlink being pivotedto a crank Vpin 1 18 carried by a disk19.v .It will` be under-Y stod of course, thatzthereare tfwoftlinks A1?? and two pins 18 arranged as shown in Fig. 3, 'lfhe disk 19 is. disposed adjacent the inner side .of one of the end members 7, and" is provided centrally with a trunnion 20 passing rotatably through the end member and squared adjacent its outer endfor passage through a squaredv opening formed in a plate 21 disposed adjacent theouter side of end member. The eXtreme outer end of the tr'un iiion is threaded to receive thereon a nut .22, which serves to hold the parts assembled.

To effect rotation of the plate 21 and consequently of the disk 19, I provide a handle in'the form of a Wire bail 23 having its ends suitably secured to the said plate 21 as indicated at 24. f

In practice, the ash receiver is adapted to be placed in the ash pit of a furnace lor the like with the closure members 11 open or disposed as in Fie'. 3 to engage opposite sides Y of the ash pit. n such position theclosure members 11 act as deflectorsjadapteol to iii-j tercept anddirect into the body ofthe'receiver such ashes as fall from `the grate at When thereceiverfhas been lled and it is desired to remove the same, the handle 23 is points beyond the sides of the receiver.` y

rotated t-o effect,- through the medium ofthe disk-19, and link 17, vclosing movement of o the members 11 thereby disposing the said members asl shown in Fig. 1 in which position the said lmembers serve tosubstantially close the upper part ofthe receiver body to @09H99 19h@ @Shes therein.

The receiver may be conveniently lifted and transported by means of a large handle bail 25 pivoted to or carried by the side members.

Having thus fully described what now consider to be the preferred embodiment of my invention I wish it to be particularly understood that l do not limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts herein disclosed as the'right is reserved to resort to such modifications and changes as may later be found vdesirable providing of course, that the latterrdo not depart from the :spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

TWhat I claim as my invention is:

1. An ash receiver open at the top, closure members pivoted thereto, a rotatable handle member carried by the receiver and links extending between the handle and closure members adapted to effect opening and closing of lsaid closure members.

2. An ash receiver open at the top, closure members pivoted thereto. a rotatable disk carried by the receiver, links extending bc tween said disk and closure members, adapted, upon rotation of said disk, to eifect opening and closing movement of said closures andmeans for rotating said disk.

3. An ash receiver open at the top closure, members pivo-ted thereto, a rotatable disk carried by said receiver, links extending between said disk and closure members and a handle member connected to/said disk to provide for the rotation thereof.

4; An ash receiver open at the top, closure members pivoted thereto, a rotatable handle member carried by said receiver and disposed on the-outer side of the latter, a dis-k connected to and rotatable with said handle member and disposed within. the receiver and connections extending between said disk and closure members.

5. An ash receiver provided with movable closures, linksv connected to said closures'yand operable to shift the latter to open or closed position and a rotatable han dle carried by the receiver having eccentric connection with the links to actuate the ,v

same.

6. An ash receiver open att-he top, closures pivoted thereto, a disk positioned within the ing rotatably through a wall of the receiver, a plate fixed to a projecting portion of the trunnion, a handle bail carried by the plate to rotate the same and links connected between said disk-and closure members.

Vreceiver and provided with a trunnion pass- In testimony whereof lf hereuntoafix my A signature.

` AUGUST .rosari-i Kowatsirr. 

